Sorption chamber walls for semiconductor equipment
AssigneeLam Research Corporation
InventorsHossein Sadeghi, Richard A. Gottscho
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AssigneeLam Research Corporation
InventorsHossein Sadeghi, Richard A. Gottscho
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A sorption structure used in a plasma process chamber includes an inner layer having one or more heating elements to heat the sorption structure, a middle section having a lattice structure and a coolant flow delivery network through which a coolant circulates to cool the sorption structure, and a vacuum flow network that is connected to a vacuum line to create low pressure vacuum. The lattice structure includes network of openings defined in a plurality of layers. The inner layer is disposed adjacent to the middle section and an outer layer of the lattice structure faces an interior region of the chamber. The openings in the layers of the lattice structure progressively increase in size from the inner layer to the outer layer. The lattice structure is used to adsorb by-products released in the process chamber and the vacuum flow network is used to remove the by-products.
A sorption structure integrated into a portion of a chamber used for processing a substrate, the sorption structure comprising:
A method for removing by-products using a sorption structure integrated in a portion of a chamber used for processing a substrate, the method comprising:
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